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5 Moon-landing innovations that changed life on Earth

  • Written by Jean Creighton, Planetarium Director, NASA Airborne Astronomy Ambassador, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
5 Moon-landing innovations that changed life on EarthAstronaut Buzz Aldrin on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission.Neil Armstrong/NASA

Much of the technology common in daily life today originates from the drive to put a human being on the Moon. This effort reached its pinnacle when Neil Armstrong stepped off the Eagle landing module onto the lunar surface 50 years ago.

As a NASA airborne astronomy...

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